Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: opprobrium_9 on October 04, 2007, 01:36:17 AM
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What companies are the best, of the highest grade, and generally all around rock when it comes to building handmade, custom LPs and/or Strats? Price is of no consequence at this point, i am just trying to build a surplus of possibilities.
Please share your knowledge, O guitar gurus; share, share away...
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Will Jon give me a discount on a costom Lion if I say Feline?
No?
Ahh nuts...
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anybody, anybody? come on i know some of you must know this people
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Feline guitars i'd say...
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I would say feline looks pretty good for Les Pauls, and indeed want one myself.
last time I checked, Legra is quite stratty / super strat orientated :?:
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Wayne Guitars
Feline Guitars
McNaught Guitars
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morgan
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Feline for les pauls anyday, i've never seen any better!
Don't know about the strats though...
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keep em coming people, and thanks to those that have given me names so far!
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I think most of us would opt for Jon ( Feline), Bob (Legra) or Wez as they are forum members who contribute a lot of knowledge to the forum regularly.
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oops, sorry Wez! forgot you for a minute.
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This guy's in Redditch:
http://www.ethosguitars.co.uk/index.htm
Uses BKPs.
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I tried a Morgan Les Paul at the London Guitar Show - one piece rosewood neck, and have to say it was the most amazing guitar neck I had ever tried... the whole guitar oozed quality, but I have no experience of the other good suggestions here so couldn't compare...
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nah, dont worry - genrally gibson style LP's are not my thing anyway!
i am generally more of a neck through or bolt-on neck kinda guy and always want to mess around with the design when approaching anything like a set neck LP
I really like this guys take on the LP - and i dont normally like blue quited maple Lp style guitars
http://www.myspace.com/marcovisguitars
heres the morgan link:
http://www.morgancustomguitars.com/
Not quite LP's but davids work is stunning and he is a really friendly guy:
http://www.mykaguitars.com/gallery.htm
thorn - also very nice stuff:
http://www.thornguitargallery.com/galleryhtm/gallery.htm
notice most of these are not making stright LP clones which is probably why i like them!
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Thanks for the mention guys
We do seem to be making a lot of guitars lately - and lots of LPs too
However we make all sorts of stuff and have an interesting cross section in at present.
I am working hard to catch up a bit after the sad loss of a team member, and hope to get the customs rolling out nicely again.
Here is the one that I am finishing this week - Afghan Dave couldn't stop playing it earlier when he popped into the workshop
Will do some better pix soon.....
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/felineguitars/CUSTOM%20BUILT/saraceno2-600.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/felineguitars/CUSTOM%20BUILT/saraceno1-600.jpg)
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Thread hijack, but love that finish...
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actually guys, i finally have had time to check out the links (already know Wez and Feline and Legra), i'm thinking about things a little differently. No superstrats here. No PRS similars here. We are talking custom builders that do mock Gibson LPs and Mock fender Strats. Just like the old style, any goodies?
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Jon that guitar & finish looks amazing, reminds me of godins body style. Weren't tokai Japan taking on custom orders a while back?
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/felineguitars/saraceno-full-600px.jpg)
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actually guys, i finally have had time to check out the links (already know Wez and Feline and Legra), i'm thinking about things a little differently. No superstrats here. No PRS similars here. We are talking custom builders that do mock Gibson LPs and Mock fender Strats. Just like the old style, any goodies?
Bob at legra will make anything you want. I get the impression total one-off customs are what he gets out of bed for 8). I'm certain he can make a strat or LP to your satisfaction.
His work is flawless, prices are great and hes very knowledgable and very, very helpfull and pleasant to deal with. I'm sure that other luthiers our there do a great job, but given my experience working with Bob, I cant recommend Legra enough
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+1
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Thats cool
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+1 for Bob
The doubleneck Les Paul he made for me is amazing!
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ok thanks for the replys guys. Legra is an option, i suppose. I guess i was just looking for guys who did exclusive mock-up builds of 50's and 60's gibson LPs and Fender strats.
Thanks again though.
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For an old Strat replica ( if you forget about relic ing ) -how about checking this out.
http://www.bravewoodguitars.co.uk/
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For an old Strat replica ( if you forget about relic ing ) -how about checking this out.
http://www.bravewoodguitars.co.uk/
SICK! Is there anyone like this that does LP's? This is the kind of shite i am looking for.
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There is a guy who makes Les Paul's but I don't think he has a web site and the last I heard he has a 3 year waiting list! The cost is over £3,000 too.
I have a couple of Bravewood's in the pipeline. They take about a year after ordering and you also need to be patient, as it is basically a one man operation. The guitars feel just like the originals and if you get an aged one, then it looks like the age it is meant to be (even down to lacquer fade!).
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I have a couple of Bravewood's in the pipeline. They take about a year after ordering and you also need to be patient, as it is basically a one man operation. The guitars feel just like the originals and if you get an aged one, then it looks like the age it is meant to be (even down to lacquer fade!).
I've spent many hours looking at that website! :D The only thing that puts me off (costs and waiting list apart) is that he seems very dedicated to doing things in an exact vintage-correct way. I'd be far too intimidated to ask for shielded body cavities, bigger frets or (horror!) non-cloth-covered wiring.
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I've spent many hours looking at that website! :D The only thing that puts me off (costs and waiting list apart) is that he seems very dedicated to doing things in an exact vintage-correct way. I'd be far too intimidated to ask for shielded body cavities, bigger frets or (horror!) non-cloth-covered wiring.
He is a bit flexible, I have a HSS strat coming (Rebel Yell & Mothers Milks). I know what you mean because I was worried that he wouldn't want to make it, but it turns out that he was pretty enthusiastic (might have helped that I had a real 60's scratchplate already cut for HSS!). My other is a real original though, a stack pot Jazz bass with BK pickups in Burgandy Mist.
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Yeah, I figured it was just the way he expresses himself in writing. :lol:
On the website he comes across as "you'll be very bloody lucky if I have time to build you a guitar, and if by some miracle I do, just leave me to it and don't try to interfere!"
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He told that he is not accepting orders anymore?? :? :?:
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The site does sometimes say that he's not currently accepting new orders - it's a one-man operation.
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I have seen that though I have heard that if you ring him and he can accommodate you he will-maybe he doesn't update his site often but my brother called him a few months back and whilst he did not in the end order something, he got a good impression.
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His work looks great, and I am sure he has a long queue of players waiting for guitars.
I know what he means about customers wanting spec changes every 2 weeks though - it is one reason why I get the spec details ironed out prior to a build
I smiled when I read his FAQ page - almost every answer seemed to be a "No - sorry , can't help you or can't do that - go away and stop wasting my time" kind of answer.
I wonder if it has the effect of increasing desire for the product - it seems to work for nightclubs where the bouncers turn you away unless you are fmous A - list or simply a drop dead pretty girl and the desire to get into said club goes up as a result.
I will have to ask Doug from BlackMachine when I speak to him this week whether his "closing his books for new custom orders" has increased the demand as people panic that they wont be able to haver one in the future.
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I went to visit John at Bravewood when I went to BK, and he had a lot of guitars on the go. The big problem he has is the time it takes to age the guitar. The nitro has to harden enough and depending on the time of year and other voodoo, that takes about 6 months or so. When you see the finished product, it is well worth the wait.
He does open and close his order books at various times. I would guess that if you are serious and send an email, he will give you an approximate date for something.